"It adds fuel to the fire," Tabor told reporters. "It's like when you tell someone they can't do something then you're basically making them try even harder to do what you're telling them they can't do."

Tabor was a first-team All-SEC pick at Florida in each of the past two seasons, yet his disappointing performance in Indy led to a slide into the second round of the draft. Eight cornerbacks were already off the board when Detroit took Tabor with the No. 53 pick. Yet, he still remains confident in his abilities on the gridiron.

"My strength is football," Tabor said. "I play football. I don't run track. I'm trying out for the NFL. Not the Olympics. So, I'm in a pretty good spot."

"I'm just working tireless hours in the training room," Tabor said. "We got great trainers. I'm just working really hard right now. Hopefully I'll be about 100 percent by the time training camp comes so I can help the team."